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Nebraska Hospital Preparedness For Psychological Consequences Of Public Health Emergencies (Survey Results Summary), Denise Bulling

University of Nebraska Public Policy Center: Publications

The University of Nebraska Public Policy Center recently surveyed hospitals across Nebraska to evaluate behavioral health readiness in the event of a disaster, act of terrorism (including bioterrorism) or other mass-casualty incident. The survey also asked about hospitals’ ability to effectively coordinate with other emergency service providers, such as law enforcement, in the event of a critical incident.

Behavioral health readiness refers to a hospital’s capacity to effectively manage and respond to the psychological needs of patients, staff, and their families resulting from a large scale event or emergency. In many hospitals in Nebraska this capacity is not maintained internally …

Race And Justice In Nebraska – Why Prosecutors And Criminal Defense Lawyers Should Care, Mark J. Young, Dennis R. Keefe

University of Nebraska Public Policy Center: Publications

This article originally appeared in Habeas Corps, the newsletter of The Nebraska Criminal Defense Attorneys Association. Reprinted with permission.
"And now it's just as bad far young black women or women of color as it is for men ...to have a public defender who is so unprepared, uncaring, and really, unsuitable, to stand before a judge, and then you have a prosecutor who comes in ... and they sit at their table and the snickering, the way the attitude that they go and handle a case (shows) no respect for the individual or for the system.”
The above quote comes …

Examining The Potential Benefits Of A 2-1-1 System: Quantitative And Other Factors, Nancy Shank, David I. Rosenbaum

Nancy Shank Publications

While 2-1-1 systems are being planned and implemented across the United States, policymakers and other stakeholders must weigh the costs of implementation against the perceived benefits. How do proponents of 2-1-1 systems present the benefits of their systems? This article will address two issues: examining the variety of ways that 2-1-1 systems benefit their communities and suggesting methods to measure those benefits.

Summary Of Estimating The Fiscal Impacts Of Changes In Eligibility And/Or Premium Requirements For Nebraska’S Medicaid Buy-In Program, David I. Rosenbaum

University of Nebraska Public Policy Center: Publications

This is the third component in a series that estimates the fiscal impacts of varying the eligibility and premium requirements of the Nebraska Medicaid Buy-In program. The first component estimated how Buy-In program participation rates might differ when eligibility and premium requirements varied. (See McGarvey, Mary M., Enrollment Projections for Nebraska’s Medicaid Insurance for Workers with Disabilities, 2003, University of Nebraska Center for Public Policy.) The second component was a calculator designed to estimate state and federal costs related to selected social programs. The third component puts these first two components together. (See Rosenbaum, David I., Estimating the Fiscal …

The Indigent Defense System In Nebraska: An Update

University of Nebraska Public Policy Center: Publications

The Nebraska Minority and Justice Task Force was created as the joint initiative of the Nebraska State Bar Association and the Nebraska Supreme Court in October of 1999 to examine issues of racial and ethnic fairness within the Nebraska court and legal systems. The Task Force focused on four priority areas: Access to Justice, Court Personnel, Criminal and Juvenile Justice, and the Legal Profession. The results of the Task Force’s investigation, along with recommendations, were published in a report in January of 2003 (available on-line at www.nebar.com and www.unl.edu/ppc).

The major recommendation of the Final Report was to establish …

The Nebraska Minority And Justice Implementation Committee Progress Report

University of Nebraska Public Policy Center: Publications

The Nebraska Minority and Justice Task Force was formed in 1999 by the Nebraska Supreme Court and the Nebraska State Bar Association (NSBA) to examine issues of racial and ethnic fairness within the Nebraska court and legal systems. Through two substantial grants from the State Justice Institute (SJI), administered through the University of Nebraska Public Policy Center, the Minority and Justice Task Force undertook a two-year research project, which culminated in a 200-page final report (the Final Report is available on-line at www.nebar.com and www.unl.edu/ppc). The report investigated topics as diverse as potential bias in criminal prosecution, sentencing, jury …

Race And Justice In Nebraska— Why Prosecutors And Criminal Defense Lawyers Should Care, Mark Young, Dennis R. Keefe

University of Nebraska Public Policy Center: Publications

“And now it’s just as bad for young black women or women of color as it is for men . . . to . . . have a public defender who is so unprepared, uncaring, and really, unsuitable, to stand before a judge, and then you have a prosecutor who comes in . . . and they sit at their table and the snickering, the way the
attitude that they go and handle a case (shows) no respect for the individual or for the system.”

The above quote comes from public hearing testimony before the Nebraska Minority and Justice Task …

Diversity In The Legal Profession, Elizabeth Neeley

University of Nebraska Public Policy Center: Publications

According to the 2000 U.S. Census, 12.7% of Nebraska's population is African American, Hispanic, Native American, Asian American, or another minority group defined by the U.S. Census. According to both the 2000 U.S. Census and the Nebraska State Bar Association, only 2.4% of the state's attorneys identify themselves as ethnic or racial minorities. In fact, ofthe 4,800 attorneys in the state of Nebraska, only 115 identify themselves as ethnic or racial minorities and none of the attorneys that identified themselves as ethnic or racial minorities live west of Lincoln, (in the eastern third of the state). These factors have led …

Community Services Implementation Project Year 4 Progress Report And Project Plan For Year 5

University of Nebraska Public Policy Center: Publications

In November 2000, the University of Nebraska Public Policy Center (PPC) and the University of Nebraska–Lincoln Center on Children, Families and the Law (CCFL) entered into a partnership with the Lincoln/Lancaster County Joint Budget Committee (JBC) and the United Way of Lincoln/Lancaster County (UW). During Year 2, the Lincoln Community Foundation and Woods Charitable Fund, Inc. joined the partnership. In Year 4, the Foundation for Lincoln Public Schools and the J.C. Seacrest Trust also became partners.

The purpose of the Community Services Implementation Project (C-SIP), a University-Community partnership, has been to facilitate implementation of the Lincoln/Lancaster County Human Services Three-Year …

Nebhands Nebraska Behavioral Health Integration Project Semi-Annual Program Progress Report

University of Nebraska Public Policy Center: Publications

• Year two sub-awards were awarded to 65 different organizations totaling approximately $500,000. Attachment A provides a list of second year sub-awardees including the name and location of each, type of organization, and description of project, as well as more detailed information. Attachment B lists some of the major accomplishments from each of the second-year sub-awardees.

• A number of open technical assistance workshops were held for sub-awardees during the period (see Attachment C for information on specific workshops). Attachment D provides a list of technical assistance workshop registrants.

• Stakeholders met in October to discuss the integration of the …

Community Services Innitiative Year 4 Progress Report July 1, 2003 – June 30, 2004

University of Nebraska Public Policy Center: Publications

In November 2000, the University of Nebraska Public Policy Center (PPC) and the University of Nebraska–Lincoln Center on Children, Families and the Law (CCFL) entered into a partnership with the Lincoln/Lancaster County Joint Budget Committee (JBC) and the United Way of Lincoln/Lancaster County (UW). During Year 2, the Lincoln Community Foundation and Woods Charitable Fund, Inc. joined the partnership. In Year 4, the Foundation for Lincoln Public Schools and the J.C. Seacrest Trust also became partners.

The purpose of the Community Services Implementation Project (C-SIP), a University-Community partnership, has been to facilitate implementation of the Lincoln/Lancaster County Human Services Three-Year …

Security And Prosperity: A Preliminary Report On The January 2004 By The People Citizen Deliberations

University of Nebraska Public Policy Center: Publications

On Saturday, January 24, 2004, a random sample of rural Nebraskans participated in a national dialogue about America’s national security and involvement in Iraq, and international free trade as one of ten communities (and the only rural community) selected to participate in MacNeil/Lehrer Productions’ By the People Citizen Deliberations. The Deliberations were videotaped by Nebraska Educational Television and will be included in national and state televised broadcasts. Participants in Nebraska and in the other communities completed surveys to measure their opinions about America’s security interests, the intervention in Iraq, and trade policies.

The Nebraska Minority And Justice Implementation Committee Progress Report

University of Nebraska Public Policy Center: Publications

The Nebraska Minority and Justice Task Force was formed in 1999 by the Nebraska Supreme Court and the Nebraska State Bar Association (NSBA) to examine issues of racial and ethnic fairness within the Nebraska court and legal systems. Through two substantial grants from the State Justice Institute (SJI), administered through the University of Nebraska Public Policy Center, the Minority and Justice Task Force undertook a two-year research project, which culminated in a 200-page final report (the Final Report is available online at www.nebar.com and www.unl.edu/ppc). The report investigated topics as diverse as potential bias in criminal prosecution, sentencing, jury …

Sharing Resource Databases, Nancy Shank

University of Nebraska Public Policy Center: Publications

Creating the AIRS XML Standard

Standardizing processes

Exporting and Managing the Merged Data

The European Court Of Human Rights: Chechnya's Last Chance?, Tarik Abdel-Monem

University of Nebraska Public Policy Center: Publications

Since 1994, the wars between the Russian military and Chechen nationalist forces have resulted in "butchery and savagery on a scale and intensity recalling World War II" An estimated 100,000 persons may have been killed so far, the vast majority being civilians? In relation to other international crises, the conflict in Chechnya has been largely muted in the press, and the international community's reaction has been to marginalize the conflict as an "internal matter" of Russian affairs. In January 2003, for the first time, the Strasbourg-based European Court of Human Rights (ECIIR or the Court) declared six petitions alleging the …